まがお

Japanese

Alternative spelling
真顔

Etymology

From 真(ま) (ma-) + 顔(かお) (kao). The kao changes to gao as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) まがお [màgáó] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [ma̠ɡa̠o̞]

Noun

まがお • (magao) ^{←まがほ (magafo)?}

1. serious face; straight face; sober face